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Where does the term "motherboard" come from?

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Mar 15, 20267940 views
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How did the "motherboard" get its name? I know that the name fits because it's the main circuit board in the computer, but how did that name come to be?

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This was asked on the English.SE. The most popular answer offers: It's called a motherboard because it is the main circuit board in the computer, and it can be extended by plugging other circuit boards into it. These extensions are called daughter b…

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